Sycamore

I removed the barrier around us because it was early in the morning, and I was quite surprised that nobody complained about the commotion in the room, but I assumed that Remy erected a sound barrier, as to how he prevented the tremors from escaping, I couldn't care less really. We left the room to get a meal and to find a source of money. As we made our way down, I realized that we were being eyed, specifically me and Milly, but I paid it no mind and ordered a simple meal.

I realized that I had no money, but I didn't care so I ate enough food to feed a fat couple. Due to my coma, I hadn't eaten in three weeks, so my body felt very weak, especially after the narrow fight. I would have ordered a beer, but Milly doesn't drink so I can't be tainting my blood. Vampires are very picky with their meals but it is hard to find a human without alcohol in their system, so they resort to drinking animal blood, albeit with reluctance. Only nobles have the privilege of drinking untainted blood freely without worrying about sucking the prey dry.

I was just finishing up my meal when a handsome elf approached Milly intending to flirt. I sat there watching him flirt with her, although he was failing quite miserably but it was fun to watch. I'm sure he realized that the shirt she was wearing was another one of mine because the style was similar. He glared at me before relaxing and pulling out a move I thought he would pull out sooner.

"Milady, my name is Sycamore, and a beauty like you should not warm the beds of poor men like him. I am the son of a wealthy conglomerate in Silvandria, if he sees that I have brought back a beautiful woman like you, he will reward me with enough money to spend 200 years of our married life in luxury, and that is with us splurging every few days. All I ask is for your hand in marriage and we can even bring your pet."

Milly looked at him with shock in her eyes and that seemed to feed his ego even more. She stood up before stretching her hand out for him, gesturing for him to kiss it. His eyes shone brightly before he grabbed her hand and gently kissed it, causing her to look down at him in disgust, but he didn't notice since his head was down. I frowned at her, but she simply looked at me while mouthing:

'Trust me'

I relaxed a bit, but a frown was still visible on his face, which he caught. He laughed out loud at my expression, seemingly rubbing it into my face that he 'stole' Milly from me, but I simply stood up and walked up to my room. Milly and Sycamore followed behind me before entering our room. Milly gestured for him to wait outside as she packed and 'resolved' things with me.

"Milly, what is your plan, I don't see much good coming from this."

"I thought that I could pretend to be his fiancée while milking some money from him so we could build our house. While I'm doing that, I could ask his father to offer you a job as compensation for marrying his deadbeat son."

"Milly, I get where you're coming from, but I don't like the idea of playing with someone's feelings like that. Also, if his father is as rich as he says, then he is a force we shouldn't mess with."

She finally agreed but under the condition that he led us to Silvandria. I asked how she would convince him to do that, but she asked me to trust her and follow through with her plan. We packed our things in one bag for less suspicion before leaving the room. I left with a grim expression but not before making a scene by threatening to expose her deeds to the public. It left Sycamore suspicious, but he was too hardheaded to care about it.

She left for his temporary residence near the town hall while I went to the bar for some information on Sycamore. I felt that he was more than what met the eye, and I was determined to find dirt on him.